With online and hands-on components, course topics include barrier techniques, limiting contamination, hand washing, handling of sharps, sterilization, disinfection, and disposal of waste materials. Participants must complete assignments online prior to clinical portion. 

Online Portion: September 13th-September 26th, 2020
Clinical Portion (NHTI Campus): Saturday, September 26th 8:30 am -12:30 pm

Please note: 

-Course not designed to meet annual OSHA training requirement. 

-Course not required for dental assistant graduates from ADA accredited programs.

Hours: 4

Required documents and materials: 
-Proof of liability insurance

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Personal Protective Equipment Requirements: Students must provide their own PPE. This class requires: 2 surgical masks, N95, safety shield, gloves, scrubs, and a lab jacket.

PLEASE NOTE: You will NOT be officially registered and a seat will NOT be reserved for you until ALL necessary paperwork as well as payment is submitted.

Preliminary Inspection of the Oral Cavity - This covers the Introduction to Dental Assisting in 302.06. With online and hands-on components, this course prepares dental assistants to perform a preliminary oral inspection on patients and includes taking medical/dental histories, obtaining/reading vital signs, basic oral anatomy and terminology, and dental charting. Participants must complete assignments online prior to clinical portion.

Please note: Course not required for dental assistant graduates from ADA accredited programs; course not appropriate for RDH.

Online Portion: September 13th - September 26th, 2020       
Clinical Portion (NHTI CAMPUS): September 26 1:00pm--5:00pm

Hours: 4

Prerequisites & required documents and materials:
-400 hours of chairside experience
-Employment Verification form
-Manual blood pressure cuff 
-Stethoscope.

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PPE Requirements: Students must provide their own PPE.  Required PPE includes face masks, safety glasses, scrubs, lab coat, gloves, in addition to required blood pressure cuff and stethoscope.

PLEASE NOTE: You will not be registered and a seat will NOT be reserved for you until ALL paperwork as well as payment is submitted.

Course lectures for this introductory study of the concepts and techniques of delivering intraoral anesthesia are provided online and coordinated with clinical practice. Emphasis is on the prediction and prevention of medical complications. Curriculum includes head and neck anatomy, armamentarium, pharmacology, neurophysiology, patient evaluation and management, record keeping and risk management. The goal is to safely select and administer adequate local anesthesia for use in painless periodontal treatment. Course consists of 24 lecture hours and 21.5 clinical hours in which students practice injection techniques on partners under the supervision of NH-licensed dentists and qualified dental hygienists. Upon successful completion of the course and the ADEX exam and obtaining NH permit, hygienists will be qualified to administer local anesthesia according to NH law.

Online portion: September 28th-November 21st, 2020
Clinical Portion (AT NHTI): Saturdays, October 31st, 8:00 to 4:00, November 14, 8:00 to 4:00, November 21, 8:00 to 4:30

CEUs: 48

Required Textbook: Local Anesthesia for the Dental Professional, 2nd edition, 2015, by Bassett, DiMarco & Naughton, ISBN- 978-0-13-307771-1

Prerequisites and required documents:
Proof of current CPR
Proof of liability insurance
Copy of current RDH license
Medical History Form 
Informed Consent Form 
Local Anesthesia Consent Form

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Personal Protective Equipment: Students must provide their own PPE. This class requires: an N95 face mask, face shield, gloves, scrubs, and a fluid resistant lab jacket.

*PLEASE NOTE: You will NOT be officially registered until ALL paperwork as well as payment has been submitted.

Participants will learn indications and contraindications to sealants and ITR placement and will have an opportunity to place glass ionomer pit and fissure sealants, as well as practice ITR placement on teeth. Evidence supporting this technique will be presented.

Online portion: October 20th - Nov 7th, 2020
Clinical Portion (NHTI CAMPUS): Sat Nov 7, 8:30  to 4:30                                 

Note:  This course has 4 didactic credits and 6 lab credits

CEUs: 10

Prerequisites and required documents: Active RDH license

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Personal Protective Equipment: Students must provide their own PPE. This class requires: a face mask, safety glasses or safety shield, gloves, scrubs, and a lab jacket.

PLEASE NOTE: You will not be  offically registered and a seat will NOT be reserved for you until ALL paperwork as well as payment is submitted.

Lecture and clinical sessions provide an in-depth study of dental sealants. Upon satisfactory completion of the course, the participant will be qualified to legally apply sealants in NH. A patient requiring sealants on at least four occlusal surfaces must be provided by the participant. Patients under 12 years of age will need instructor approval. Individuals will work on extracted, sterile teeth.

Online portion: October 2nd, 2020-October 24th, 2020
Clinical Portion (AT NHTI): Saturday, October 24th, 2020

Prerequisites, required documents and materials:
-ADA Graduate Dental Assistant or proof of completion of POI and ICP courses
-Proof of liability insurance

CEUS: 8

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Materials:
-Lab coat
-Safety glasses
-Two extracted teeth and a patient requiring sealants on at least four occlusal surfaces must be provided by participant.

Personal Protective Equipment: Students must provide their own PPE. This class requires: 2 surgical masks, N95, face shield, gloves, scrubs, and a lab jacket

This course prepares dental assistants and dental hygienists to monitor nitrous oxide use during dental procedures.  Upon successful completion of the course, the participant will meet the qualifications stipulated by the NH Board of Dental Examiners.

Online portion: November 20th to December 5th, 2020
Clinical portion(NHTI CAMPUS):  December 5th, 8:30am - 1:30pm

Hours: 6

Prerequisites:
-RDH OR ADA Graduate Dental Assistant OR proof of completion of POI and ICP courses at NHTI.

Please click here to submit your forms: https://forms.gle/BJfyKyLULam6KUfQ7

Personal Protective Equipment Requirements: Students must provide their own PPE. This class requires a face mask.

PLEASE NOTE: You will NOT be officially registered and a seat will not be reserved for you until ALL necessary paperwork as well as payment is submitted.